A700 + SSD

Well, it wasn't easy, the main culprit being crappy A700 BIOS configuration utility.

If you are thinking to replace the optical on your IdeaCentre A700 disk drive like I did here is what I learned that could be useful to know before you start.

  • First, the BIOS does not boot to a HD/SSD connected to the OD SATA port. It will boot fom an OD, but not HD/SSD. Maybe the W7 Installer allows the boot manager must be installed on the bootable hard disk and Windows files on another not bootable but it was a disappointment for me, because I didn't reinstall the OS.
  • If you think no problem, "I'll trade just on the MB SATA cables"... think again. The development of SATA ports and the length of the cable SATA OD does not allow for it, so you will need a slimline SATA extension cable.
  • On the side of MB HD cable is straight, and the Division of the OPPOSITION is an angle. When exchanging, the extra height of the straight cable will not allow for the lid of metal shield EM fits correctly. There are also short SATA cable with angular connectors on both sides.

OK, in the end my A700 is the QuickStart and works well with a new SSD 64 GB-boot/OS.

Does not seek to put the conspiracy theories here, but one thing comes to mind... "defective by design". Lenovo please prove I'm wrong and get out an update of the decent BIOS for the A700.

Wow, that's old enough... Let me do some research.

I can tell you my A700 is still work and boot from SSD (ad. fingers crossed

Replace with the SSD HARD drive was out of the question at this time because I could only afford a 64 GB one. Maybe these days I could have gone that route and simply replace it with a 512 GB one.

So, Yes, swapping the cables on the side of the motherboard worked, but it was a bit of a pain. I'll show you why:

Click here to see the image

It is a picture of my A700 MB before adding the SSD. I don't shoot any pictures after the change, sorry. The black cable (upward) goes to the 3.5-inch HARD drive, and Red (bottom) goes to the slot load optical drive. That boot you from the SSD won't let the BIOS if it is connected to the SATA ODD port, you will need to connect the black cable to the SATA port bottom... but as a straight through cable, it will fall into the EMI Shield when you try to put it back together. You need a cable to this end. As I learned this too late, I simply took a knife and removed the connector on the cable of some plastics so he would get just enough, but not to try with your)<>

Well, now for the red cable... the problem with this one was that it was too short. You can see from the photo that the cables are connected, but the SATA ports are reversed... Let's say a points upwards and the other downwards, to red in the upper hole cable, it had to be rotated, so length was the issue here, but I have already one at hand:

It's just a slimline sata cable extension, like the caddy that I had bought for my SSD had this type of connector.

Well, it's done. Just put it all together again and it booted OK (of course, I had cloned the HARD disk in the front SSD). It has been a while, but my A700 still works very well, I have even upgraded to Windows 8 and boots within 10 seconds after pressing the power button.

For some reason, I still love this machine. A beautiful design with good ideas and great care, but marred by an implementation of shit and the absolute lack of support from its manufacturer.

Hope you will find this is useful. Good luck.

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